but daddy i love him is a quote from the little mermaid.
the little mermaid released in 1989.
ariel gave up her voice to be with the man she loved…
taylor must’ve felt she was having to do the same…to give up her voice to be able to with him
ariel gave up her voice to be human too…
it could be a metaphor for taylor giving up her public voice to “fit in” and be a normal private person.
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Ariel’s Sail dress designs 🌊 I really wanted to see the live action interpretation of Ariel’s sail dress so made some of my own.
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Y/N: Ariel these last two days have been the best time of my life.
Ariel smiles…
Y/N: I-I like you. C-can I kiss you?
Ariel nods. The two share a kiss…
Ariel: wow you’re an amazing kisser
Y/N: you can talk?! And you sound amazing!
Ariel blushes…
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I feel like not enough people understand equity versus equality when it comes to representation (or anything else, honestly, but im sticking to representation for now).
I'm gonna use the new little mermaid movie as my primary example here because it seems like that's what people have been up in arms over these days. One of the arguments I'm seeing is, "If you made Tiana or Moana white, you guys would be mad." You mean Tiana, whose background is rooted in being a Black woman in 1920s Louisiana? You mean Moana, whose entire story is based on her being Polynesian? You're comparing them being made white to a character whose only story-specific trait is that she has a fishtail being Black? Really?
But aside from that, this argument also comes up with different fanart interpretations. I see it on platforms like TikTok, mainly when a Black creator shares their fanart where they made certain white characters Black or mixed. The comments are filled with more of the same. "But if it was the other way around, there would be a problem."
People don't understand that for many, many years, white people were the default in shows, books, and other media. The other day, I was talking to a friend about how the media I consumed as a child made me assume that everyone I met online was white until proven otherwise. People of color have needed to create their own representation through fan content because where else would we get it? Being the "default," white people have an advantage. There are seven white Disney princesses (depending on who you ask). There is one Black Disney princess in the form of Tiana. If you make Ariel Black, NOTHING changes; there are still seven white Disney princesses because the original Ariel the Mermaid is still there. She does not go away. But if you make the live adaptation character Black, it adds to Black representation.
At the end of the day, if you say that it isn't actually equality because Black can't be made white but white characters can be made Black, you'd be correct. It's not equality; it's equity. There has to be equity because giving everyone the same treatment when one group has a higher advantage isn't equality anyway.
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